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Person—level of functional independence, Resource Utilisation Groups– Activities of Daily Living total score code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termLevel of functional independence (total RUG-ADL score)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term588361
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2020
Definition:Help on this term

A person's level of functional independence, as represented by a total RUG-ADL score-based code.

Functional independence is the ability to carry out activities of daily living safely and autonomously.

Data Element Concept:Person—level of functional independence

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[N]
Maximum character length:Help on this term2

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) is a four item scale measuring a person's motor function for activities of daily living including:

  • Bed mobility
  • Toileting
  • Transfers
  • Eating

For bed mobility, toileting and transfers, valid values are:

1 - Independent or supervision only

3 - Limited physical assistance

4 - Other than two persons physical assist

5 - Two or more person physical assist

Note: a score of 2 is not valid.

 

For eating, valid values are:

1 - Independent or supervision only

2 - Limited assistance

3 - Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed

Note: a score of 4 or 5 is not valid.

Scores are summed for the four ADL variables, i.e. bed mobility, toileting, transfers and eating. A total RUG-ADL score ranges from a minimum score of 4 to a maximum score of 18.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Reference documents:Help on this term

Fries BE, Schneider DP et al. 1994. Refining a case-mix measure for nursing homes: Resource Utilization Groups (RUG-III). Medical Care 32: 668-685.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Person—level of functional independence, Resource Utilisation Groups– Activities of Daily Living total score code N[N]
  • Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care DSS 2015-16Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Conditional obligation:

Only the Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) scores at admission are required to be reported for maintenance care episodes.

RUG-ADL scores at palliative care phase start should be reported for all palliative care phases.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as:

  • Code 3, Palliative care; or
  • Code 6, Maintenance care.

DSS specific information:

For episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 3, Palliative care, the RUG-ADL scores must be reported for each palliative care phase if the episode of admitted patient care had more than one phase.


Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2016-17Health, Superseded 03/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Only the Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) scores at admission are required to be reported for maintenance care episodes.

RUG-ADL scores at palliative care phase start should be reported for all palliative care phases.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as:

  • Code 3, Palliative care; or
  • Code 6, Maintenance care.

Not required to be reported for patients aged 17 years and under at admission.

DSS specific information:

For episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 3, Palliative care, the RUG-ADL scores must be reported for each palliative care phase if the episode of admitted patient care had more than one phase.


Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2017-18Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Candidate 04/08/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Only the Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) scores at admission are required to be reported for maintenance care episodes.

RUG-ADL scores at palliative care phase start should be reported for all palliative care phases.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as:

  • Code 3, Palliative care; or
  • Code 6, Maintenance care.

Not required to be reported for patients aged 17 years and under at admission.

DSS specific information:

For episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 3, Palliative care, the RUG-ADL scores must be reported for each palliative care phase if the episode of admitted patient care had more than one phase.


Tasmanian Subacute/Non-acute Data Set - 2016Tasmanian Health, Superseded 18/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017


Tasmanian Subacute/Non-acute Data Set - 2017Tasmanian Health, Superseded 18/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018


Tasmanian Subacute/Non-acute Data Set - 2018Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019


Tasmanian Subacute/Non-acute Data Set - 2019Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020


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